Live better, longer

No matter who you are, your age, your background, it’s likely that you’ve thought about living a healthier life at some point – especially around the new year. In fact, more than half of new year’s resolutions in the United States are related to health and vitality, like exercising more or eating healthier.

But what does “health” really mean? What it means to you is personal, and probably different from how your closest friends or family members think about it. Maybe you’re trying to lose weight, or exercise more so you can fit into your clothes better, or have more energy to keep up with your kids. Maybe you are one of the millions of Americans that are pre-diabetic, and need to make major changes in your diet. Maybe you’re feeling higher levels of stress or anxiety and you want to have a healthier mindset, to feel more free from worry on a daily basis.

Whatever health looks like to you, one thing is for sure: Without it, you can’t make progress in other areas of your life. When your health suffers, so does everything else – your relationships, your career, finances, your loved ones and family. But with so many diets and health and vitality products, it can be overwhelming to figure out where to start.

Humans are hard-wired to avoid pain and seek out pleasure. Food is one of the most common ways we do that. When we have that late-night snack or piece of candy, we get a dopamine hit. We feel good. Yet we always crash. Then we feel guilty – another emotion that can lead to more eating. This is a pattern many of us are stuck in.

To create lasting change and live better, longer, you must interrupt these patterns and free yourself from that negative connection between health and mindset. First, decide: What do you really want and what’s preventing you from having it? Whatever you focus on, you move toward. Don’t think about what you don’t want. Think about what you do want. Then take action. Remember that repetition is the mother of skills. You don’t have to be perfect. You just have to be consistent, and you’ll get results.

Living in a state of peak health has served as the foundation for Tony’s success throughout his entire life – because without health, it’s impossible to perform at full capacity. Tony is not a health expert, but he brings in experts to speak at his events, like world-renowned doctors and researchers, to give his audience multiple perspectives on health so they can make informed decisions about their lifestyle.

In this episode, you’ll hear from two of those people: Dr. Dean Ornish, a well-known physician and researcher, and Tony’s personal trainer Billy Beck, who works with him every day as he travels the world, helping him maintain the energy he needs to serve his audience at the highest level possible. You’ll also hear from Tony, on the mindset you need to embrace in order to do something that so many people struggle to do: lose weight, and keep it off for good.